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Episode #152 ... The Frankfurt School - Walter Benjamin pt. 1

Philosophize This!

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What Is the Meaning of Literature?

Benhamine once claimed that during his time in germany, literary criticism was not a serious genre. If anyone ever wanted to seriously have a future in it, they would essentially have to recreate the genre. One of the things benhamine is interested in the most is how the introduction of a new technology shapes the experiences of people. He writes about photography as any sort of photo depiction of reality.

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